dota 2 guide

BIO
How had she been reduced to this? She was once the Scourge of the Plains, a merciless leader of men and beasts, and able to sow terror wherever she dared. Now she was far from her homeland, driven half mad from starvation and months of wandering, her army long dead or turned to worse. As she stood at the edge of an ancient forest, a pair of glowing eyes spied on from an elder branch. Something beautiful and deadly sought a meal in the wilting dusk. Without a sound, it turned and left. Fury overtook her. Clutching a rust-eaten dagger, she charged after the beast determined to reclaim even a shred of her past glory, but her quarry would not be caught. Three times she cornered the creature among the rocks and trees, and three times she pounced only to witness its fading shadow darting further into the woods. Yet the full moon shone brightly, and the creature's trail was easy to follow. Arriving in a clearing atop a high hill, the beast's massive feline form sat in the open, attentive and waiting. When the woman brandished her dagger, the creature reared and roared and charged. Death, it seemed, had come for her at long last in this strange place. She stood, calm and ready. A flash of movement, and the beast snatched the dagger from her hand before vanishing into the forest. Stillness. Hooded figures approached. In reverent tones they revealed that Selemene, Goddess of the Moon, had chosen her, had guided her, had tested her. Unwittingly she had endured the sacred rites of the Dark Moon, warriors of the Nightsilver Woods.

She was offered a choice: join the Dark Moon and pledge herself to the service of Selemene, or leave and never return. She did not hesitate. Embracing her absolution, she renounced her bloody past, and took up a new mantle as Luna of the Dark Moon, the dreaded Moon Rider, ruthless and ever-loyal guardian of the Nightsilver Woods.

INTRODUCTION
Luna is considered a decent carry. She deal high phisical bouncing damage and also deal a nice magical damage. You need to farms a lot and in late game you will be a monster that eating all of the enemy players. Unfortunately. you are a very squishy hero on early-mid game, you need a tanker taht will tank the damages for you.
ROLE
Ranged - Carry - Nuker

STATS

ABILITIES
1. Lucent Beam
Luna channels a concentrated beam of lunar energy at an enemy, stunning and dealing damage.
Selemene smites those who encroach upon the Nightsilver Woods.
Deal a decent damage to a single targeted hero. This ability also gives a ministun that will cancel teleportation and also channeling. This is a nice ability to kill an enemy who try to escape. He  then receive a decent amount of damage and cannot escape.

Also good for harassing on early game for controlling the lane.

2. Moon Glaive
Allows Luna's glaive to bounce to enemy units near the attacked unit. Each bounce deals less damage.
Carefully sharpened, Luna's boomerang-like weapon cuts a wide swath through enemy numbers.
Gives you a Bouncing attack so your glaives will keep bouncing and damaging other enemies behind your target. Also bouncing via buildings (this will really helps in destroying enemy's Barracks). On early game it will really helps in jungling and farming on the lane. Your farms should be faster with this skill.

Combined with your 3rd skill (increase your damage), this skill will makes you deal a high damage that bouncing from one enemy to another. With this skill, all of the enemy heroes in teamfight will feel your attack and have their HP reduced quickly.

3. Lunar Blessing
Grants bonus damage to nearby allies, while blessing Luna with extra night vision.
The Goddess of the Moon smiles upon her kin.
Gives bonus damage to you and your nearby allies . This will helps you in dealing more physical damage to creeps and heroes. You also will farms faster and jungling faster. This also helps another heroes in your team with +damage to every teammates.

The ability should really helps in teamfight which physical damage is important to kill all the enemies on late game.

Can be comboed with Drow Ranger & Vengeful Spirit to max its + Damage that will give your team a very high + damage.

4. Eclipse
Calls an eclipse that follows Luna, striking units with her current level of Lucent Beam. A single target can only be hit a maximum times. Unlike individual Lucent Beams, Eclipse does not stun. Eclipse turns day into night for 10 seconds. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
In times of great need, Selemene herself descends into the world, blocking out the light and hope of the opposed.
All enemies around you will receive lots of Lucent beam. Lucent beam will deal damage randomly, so the less the enemy the better. An alone target will receives all the Lucent Damage and die quickly.

SKILLBUILD
Level 1: Lunar Blessing
Level 2: Lucent Beam
Level 3: Lucent Beam
Level 4: Moon Glaive
Level 5: Lucent Beam
Level 6: Eclipse
Level 7: Lucent Beam
Level 8: Moon Glaive
Level 9 : Lunar Blessing
Level 10: Lunar Blessing
Level 11: Eclipse
Level 12: Lunar Blessing
Level 13: Moon Glaive
Level 14: Moon Glaive
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Eclipse
Level 17-25: Stats

Why take Lunar Blessing on Level 1? this will helps you in lasthitting every creeps because of it's additional damage.

Why Lucent Beam maxed first? You should max this immediately. This skill is a high damage nuke that should be maxed on early game. Because in early game, enemy's Hp is still relatively low. enemy harassing will be easy.

BIO
After years on the trail of a legendary Eldwurm, the Knight Davion found himself facing a disappointing foe: the dreaded Slyrak had grown ancient and frail, its wings tattered, its few remaining scales stricken with scale-rot, its fangs ground to nubs, and its fire-gouts no more threatening than a pack of wet matchsticks. Seeing no honor to be gained in dragon-murder, Knight Davion prepared to turn away and leave his old foe to die in peace. But a voice crept into his thoughts, and Slyrak gave a whispered plea that Davion might honor him with death in combat. Davion agreed, and found himself rewarded beyond expectation for his act of mercy: As he sank his blade in Slyrak's breast, the dragon pierced Davion's throat with a talon. As their blood mingled, Slyrak sent his power out along the Blood Route, sending all its strength and centuries of wisdom to the knight. The dragon's death sealed their bond and Dragon Knight was born. The ancient power slumbers in the Dragon Knight Davion, waking when he calls it. Or perhaps it is the Dragon that calls the Knight...

INTRODUCTION
Dragon Knight is a tanky and also DPS hero whose can deal high damages while tanking damages. He is the type of hero that fights on the frontline of formation. he will breakthough enemy's defense and destroy them. He is also a flexible hero which can become Ranged hero or can become melee hero. With this hero you do not need to afraid of anything, yo need to progressive persist and destroys enemy's base.
ROLE
Melee - Carry - Durable - Disabler - Pusher

STATS

ABILITIES
1. Breathe Fire
Unleashes a breath of fire on enemy units in a line in front of Dragon Knight.
Knight Davion's breath has become that of the mighty Eldwurm Slyrak, remembered for burning numerous other knights to a crisp.
Your AoE ability for fast farming and harassing on early-mid game. This is a nice wide range spammable ability. You need this if there are 2 or more creeps in low Hp and you will last hits them. And you need this to deal seome damage to your opponent in lane.

2. Dragon Tail
Dragon Knight smites an enemy unit in melee range with his shield, stunning it while dealing minor damage. When in Elder Dragon Form, the cast range increases to 400.
Davion's combination of dragon talents and knightly skills makes him a vicious opponent in melee combat.
Your 1 targetted stun to stun 1 target, a reliable stun for 1 target, this skill also deals damage, but not so big. If you're in melee form, this skill will stun if your'e near the target, but if you're in Dragon form, this will stun from your attack range. A nice skill for chasing 1 target.

3. Dragon Blood
The life blood of the Dragon improves health regeneration and strengthens armor.
Slyrak's blood still courses through Davion's veins, giving him twice the vitality of an ordinary knight.
This skill makes you more tanky than everybody. Adds 12 Armor which is a big big armor for a hero. With this, your enemy will have a hard time reducing your HP. You will be the real tanker and can tank damages in the front line. This skill also helps you regenerates HP for your early game survivability.

4. Elder Dragon Form
Dragon Knight can take the form of three powerful elder dragons. LEVEL 1 - Green Dragon: Short poison damage over time on attack. LEVEL 2 - Red Dragon: Splash damage on attack. LEVEL 3 - Blue Dragon: Splash damage and frost attack that slows enemy units.
The dormant dragon power springs forth from within Davion, combining the powers of a legendary knight with a legendary Eldwurm.
This ability will transform you into a dragon form. a

Level 1. Deal damages over time for short duration.
Level 2. Deal damages over time + splashed damages
Level 3. Deal  damages over time + splashed damages + and a slower ability.

This hero is one of the ranged hero whose has splashed attacks, and that will really helps you in teamfights and farming. (You may stacking the ancient for more golds)

Dragon form also gives +Movement Speed that helps you in chasing somebody. You need to transform into Dragon Form before the teamfight start, and always doing the teamfights as a Dragon Form.

SKILLBUILD

Level 1: Dragon Tail
Level 2: Dragon Blood
Level 3: Breathe Fire
Level 4: Breathe Fire
Level 5: Breathe Fire
Level 6: Elder Dragon Form
Level 7: Breathe Fire
Level 8: Dragon Tail
Level 9 : Dragon Tail
Level 10: Dragon Tail
Level 11: Elder Dragon Form
Level 12: Dragon Blood
Level 13: Dragon Blood
Level 14: Dragon Blood
Level 15: Stats
Level 16: Elder Dragon Form
Level 17-25: Stats

Why Dragon Tail on level 1? Needed if you + friends want to get firstblood. You need stun the target

Why Dragon blood on level 2? You need surivivability in early game. You need the +regen +armor

Why Breathe fire maxed first? This is your main nuke. you need it for harassing enemy heroes and also for fast farming. Because you are a carry, you need lots of farming.

Late Game
In late game, you should have maxed your Dragon Form. It is very important here, this skill will makes you become much more stronger because it gives bonus attack range, splash attack, and slower attack. You need to transform into Dragon Form before the teamfight starts.

In a teamfight, you need to stun 1 enemy, and then right click the enemy's crowds with your splashed attack.  Keep tanking the damages and focusing on dealing your splashed damage with your Dragon Form. Black King Bar will really helps you in tanking in teamfights.

I also recommend you to buy some +Damage item that makes you DPS more stronger.

And if your team won the teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!

ITEM BUILDS
1.  Power Thread
Total cost: 1900
Recipe: Gloves of Haste, Boots of Speed, Belt og Giant Strength/ Robe of Magi/ Band of Elvenskin
Why Power Threads? It will gives you attack speed, thats what you need, attack speed and also damages. Power threads is also a flexible shoes, you can change it to STR, AGI, or INT for what you need.

2. Drum of Endurance
Total Cost: 1725
Recipe: Bracer + Robe of Magi + Recipe
Why Drums? It will gives you survivability with + STR and gives you +Attack speed that will benefit you because you are considered a carry-tanker
3. Sange & Yasha
Total cost: 4100
Recipe: Sange (Ogre Axe, Belt of Giant Strength) + Yasha (Blade of Alacrity + Boots of Elvenskin)
Why Sange & Yasha? It will makes you more tanky, more damage, more attack speed and more movement speed and gives more slower ability on your attack. Very good item for a carry-tanker like you.

4. Assault Cuirass
Total cost:: 5300
Recipe: Platemail, Hyperstone, Chainmail, Recipe
Why Assault Cuirass?
Increase attack speed that makes your damage flowing rapidly, it is very good because you already have very high damage, it also gives you +aura for the team and your clones.
+Armor aura is very important for late game, so good for increasing team's defense.
- Armor aura is important for late game too because thr damage dealt from your teams will be increased

5. Daedlus
Total cost:: 5750
Recipe: Crystalis + Demon Edge + Recipe
Why Daedlus?
With this, you become a true moster. This is because you have a high damage and this item will multiply your damage so everyone can't match you anymore.
You also can buy MKB, its up to you, both MKB and Daedlus is good.

If you need more survivability, you need to buy this.
6. Black King Bar
Total cost:: 3900
Recipe: Ogre Axe, Mithril Hammer, Recipe
Why Black King Bar? It gives you survivability in a teamfight because you will get magic immunity during teamfight.

GOOD ALLIES
He will blinked in and use Blackhole to catch all of the enemies. After that, you can deal lots of damages to enemies.

2. Carries
(Example: Magine, Void, Luna)

BIO
The sands of the Scintillant Waste are alive and sentient--the whole vast desert speaks to itself, thinking thoughts only such a vastness can conceive. But when it needs must find a form to communicate with those of more limited scope, it frees a fragment of itself, and fills a carapace of magic armor formed by the cunning Djinn of Qaldin. This essential identity calls itself Crixalis, meaning 'Soul of the Sand,' but others know it as Sand King. Sand King takes the form of a huge arachnid, inspired by the Scintillant Waste's small but ubiquitous denizens; and this is a true outward expression of his ferocious nature. Guardian, warrior, ambassador--Sand King is all of these things, inseparable from the endless desert that gave him life.

INTRODUCTION
Sandking is a decent initiator and a ganker hero that all of his skills is AoE. Sandking is an active ganker with high mobility.
He have a jumping stuns to initiate a teamfight. And more importantly he have a high damage AoE wich is his ultimate. Usually you need a Blink Dagger for this hero for easier and more range initiation.
ROLE
Melee - Initiator - Disabler - Nuker

STATS

ABILITIES
1. Burrowstrike
Sand King burrows into the ground and tunnels forward, damaging and stunning enemy units above him as he resurfaces.
Crixalis often lies in wait, burrowing under the surface to ambush his adversaries.
Your main ability for ganking purposes. You need this skill to stun the enemies and deal some damages. Very good ability to catach enemies, and makes the enemies get killed by your team. You can combine this ability with a Dagger, the initiation range will be so far. After using this skill you can either use Sand Storm or Epicenter. It is based on the situation and the cooldown.

2. Sand Storm
CHANNELED - Sand King creates a fearsome sandstorm that damages enemy units while hiding him from vision. The invisibility remains for a short duration after the sandstorm ends.
Some say Crixalis is a mirage; his carapace appearing then vanishing between the whirling sands of the Scintillant Waste.
Nice skill to harass the enemies and creeps. It does deal a decent damage per second to the enemies. You just need to wait under your Sand Storm and all the enemies who touched it will feel some pain. You are become invisible but your location is obvious because the Sand that comes out near your body. The enemy just need Sentry Wards or Dust to reveal you. Beware!

3. Caustic Finale
Sand King's attacks inject a venom that causes enemy units to explode violently upon death, spreading area damage. Caustic Finale is a Unique Attack Modifier, and does not stack with other Unique Attack Modifier.
An injection from Crixalis makes one brittle and as dry as the arid wastes, subject to implosive demise.
If you attack an opponent, makes your opponent to blast when he die and deal some damages. A very good skill for farming and harassing. Just hit every creeps 1 time, and wait until the creeps death, and you will gets a nice AoE damage.

4. Epicenter
CHANNELED - After channeling for 2 seconds, Sand King sends a disturbance into the earth, causing it to shudder violently. All enemies caught within range will take damage and become slowed. Each subsequent pulse increases the radius of damage dealt. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Many an explorer was lost to the quicksands of the Scintillant Waste.
Your ultimate skill, will deal a high AoE damage to all enemies nearby.

Usually, you need Blink Dagger to position yourself into the middle of teamfight. First you need to channel this skill in the area where no enemies sees you, and after channeling is complete and pulses has already started, blink into the crowds of the enemies and deal tons of damages.
And then you can burrowstrike after you jump. And then you can use Sand Storm after Burrowstrike.

The weakneess is: You need channeling for this skill, and if you receive damage while doing channeling, this skill is cancelled and you must wait its cooldown, Actually you can use Black King Bar before channeling and makes yourself safe from channeling cancellation.

SKILLBUILD


STRATEGIES
Early game
You need to know your part in the game, are you a support? or there is no rule? If you are a support, you do not need to lasthit the creep. You should let your carry to last hits all the creeps. But if there is no rule, you need to lasthits the creeps and also denying.

If your enemy is on a low guard, you can initiate an attack with your Burrowstrike. For example: If there is an enemy who are surrounded by your creeps. And then you can knock him together with your friends.

Or you can defend yourself from a gank using the Burrowstrike either to
1. stun the enemy. or
2. go away from the enemy.

Mid Game 
Mid game is the time for ganking. You need to patrol around the map and find an easy target you can kill easily.

You are one of the best ganker in dota. You have the combo Burrowstrike + Epicenter that will deal tons of damahe.

You need to coordinate a gank with your friends, and gank as much as you can.

So if you want to initiate in a gank, what you need to do is:

1. Talk with your teammates about who is the target. You should focus fire on 1 hero in a gank, because if you don't communicate well you may attack the A person and your teammates attack the B person, and that is a bad gank and can lead to failure on getting the kill.

2. Prepare the items needed in the gank:
a. Use Smoke of Deceit to be invisible from the Ward
b. Prepare a Dust, a Sentry Ward, or a Gem if you will gank an invisible hero like Rikimaru, Clinkz, or Nyx Assassin

Get ready to gank

3. Use Burrowstrike to stun the enemy
4, Cast the Epicenter, this will greatly reduce enemy's HP
5. Use the SandStorm
6. Right click until your target dies
7. if the enemy hasn't die yet, chase the enemy using Burrowstrike and Blink Dagger.

The more your team get kills, the more chance your team will win the match.

You will need Arcane Boots to provide you mana for ganking, this boots also helps to fulfill your teams mana. You also need Blink Dagger for faster mobility and more range for initiation You can Blink-Burrowstrike to initiate a gank, and then use Epicenter to kill the enemies.

Or if there are enemies that pushing your tower, you need to help your friend defending it.


Late Game
Here your main part is to initiate a teamfight. You need Epicenter the most in this stage of the game. You need a Blink Dagger to prepare the Epicenter. You+ your team can wait at the base or in the jungle secretly if the enemies are trying to push your base. You should cast epicenter in the fog of war and then jump using Blink Dagger and moves the pulse into the enemy's concentration, thats how you should started a teamfight. After epicenter, you need to Burrowstrike and then cast Sandstorm, and with the helps of your team I believe your team shold be OWNING.

And if your team won the teamfight, you have two options:
1. You can get the Aegis for your team's main hero or
2. Your team can push enemy base and destrouy their buildings. Choose wisely!

ITEM BUILD